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Beginning in the fall, you'll hear me on NPR News programs and see me at live events across the country. I'll continue to listen to you about what's on your mind and what's affecting your world. Over these last seven years that we've spent together, we've dipped into thousands of important conversations taking place, in the corridors of power of course, but also in houses of worship, and barber shops and beauty shops, at PTA meetings, town halls and at the kitchen table. I've never forgotten that the voice that really matters is yours. And while this program is ending, my invitation to you still stands - TELL ME MORE. I'm Michel Martin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.